Thread-package



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THREAD PACKAGE. (Application filed Sept. 26, 1894) FIE-FEE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rion.

IRA DIMOCK, OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE NONA- TUCK SILK COMPANY, OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

TH READ-PACKAG E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,587, dated July 19, 1898.

Application filed September 26, 1894. Serial No. 524,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IRA DIMOOK, of New London, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Thread-Packages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in thread-packages, and more particularly in packages for holding skeins of silk of different shades which in the course of trade are commonly exposed to the purchaser for the purpose of selecting the shade desired and in use are commonly cut and withdrawn from the packages one thread at a time.

The particular object of my present invention is to provide a package of simple structure in which a bearing for withdrawing the silk is formed by the folding of the package as a whole, provision being made for determining the shade of silk in the package either by an exposure of the silk at the end of the package or by a peep-hole through the wall of the package.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a package in face elevation folded once near one of its ends and again about midway of its ends and provided with a tongue for separating the sides of the skein and with indentations for separating the threads of the skein. Fig. 2 shows the same in unfolded adjustment and the slide removed from the folded end. Fig. 3 represents an exaggerated partial longitudinal section at the folded end, the parts being in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 represents the blank which forms the v casing for inclosing the skein. Fig. 5 represents a modified form of package in which there is one fold about midway of the ends. Fig. 6 represents the same in unfolded adjustment. Fig. 7 is another form in folded adjustment in which the peep-hole is formed near the folded portion of the package instead of near one end, as in Fig. 5. Fig. 8

represents the same in unfolded adjustment. Fig. 9 represents a form somewhat similar to Fig. 1, excepting that the middle fold and indentations are omitted and an additional slide is provided for protecting the exposed end of the skein; and Fig. 10 is a viewof the. same with the slide slipped down over the body to expose the end of the skein and the slide for the folded end removed.

The casing mayconsist of any suitable flexible material-such, for example, as ordinary paper-and in the form which I prefer it rep- 7 resents a center A and two wings A and A one of which wings is intended to fold over the center-and the second wing then to be folded over such folded wing. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 I provide the wing A with a tongue at, severed from the wing A at its ends and two sides, so that it may be pushed out of the plane of said Wing A. The skein is first laid on the center A, the wing A is then folded over it, and the wing A is then folded over the wing A and may be secured to it by any suitable adhesive material or it may be left free, as desired. It is intended that the casing shall be of such length that the skein shall project from its opposite ends, the tagged end B of the skein projecting farther than the end B, which is supposed to represent the end to be out when the skein is to be used.

After the folds hereinbefore mentioned have been made the tongue ct is lifted from the plane of the wing A and the end of the casing is folded over along the line a. The tongue (1 is then inserted through the projecting end B of the skein and the free end of the tongue made to overlap the folded-over end of the casing, as clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The free end of the tongue a may be gummed and secured to the folded-over end of the casing, or it may be held in position by means of a slide C,which is intended to slip over the folded end of the easing into the position shown in Fig. 1, and it may be secured in its position by a small portion of gum between its inner surface and the outer surface of the casing. Before the slide C is placed in position the folded-over end of the casing may be indented, as indicated by the dots a in Fig. 3, the burs of the indentation tending to separate the threads of the skein, so that in being withdrawn from the package they will not be so liable to rub against one another and tend thereby to draw another thread along with them.

After the folded-over end of the package the threads are withdrawn.

has been secured in the manner hereinabovc stated the package may be finally folded along the line a which materially shortens it and admits of its being packed in a shorter box.

In use. the skein may be cut by inserting the pointed end of scissors between the tongue a and the bight of the skein, and the threads may then be withdrawn by taking one of them at the exposed end B andsimultaneously withdrawing its two parts from opposite sides of the tongue a over the folded casing at the fold a or, if still kept in its folded position, (shown in Fig. 1,) over the two bearingsthe one at the fold a and the other at the fold a While so withdrawing the thread, the required amount of friction may be applied to the package by holding it between the fingers, and the threads within the pack-' age may thereby be prevented from becoming tangled by the withdrawal of one for immediate use.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the cas ing D has but one fo1dviz., along the line d and the tongue 61' is in this form cut from the center of the casing and projected through the bight of the skein near one end of the casing, so as to expose the skein from the outside of the tongue. The casing in this instance is intended to be a little longer than the skein, and its wings are cut away at one end to expose the end of the skein when the casing is unfolded, as shown in Fig. 6, and when folded, as shown in Fig. 5, the skein is protected from exposure, excepting at the portion of the outside of the tongue, which will be ordinarilysuflicient for selectingthe proper shade.

The form shown in Figs. 7and 8 is in many respects quite similar to that shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the difference being that the peephole d is in this instance formed through the center of the casing, near the fold of the easin g, and there is no tongue extending through the bight of the skein, the bearing of the fold at the middle of the casing being relied upon for withdrawing the threads without tan gling.

In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the casing is quite similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4,inclusive,exceptin g that the indentations are omitted at the folded end, the tongue 0, is omitted, and an additional slide is employed for shielding the projecting end B of the skein. In this instance the single fold near the end of the casing (denoted in Fig. 9 by e and corresponding to the fold a in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive) is relied upon as a bearing over which The additional slide is denoted by E and is shown in Fig. 9 as extending so as to hide the projecting end B of the skein, while in Fig. 10 it is slid down onto the body of the casing to expose the end B. In this form,as in the first-described form, the skein may be cut at its folded-over end and the parts may be Withdrawn at pleasure by slipping the slide E down and exposing the projecting end B.

It is obvious that other slight changes might be resorted tom the form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein described; but

\Vhat I claim is- 1. A thread-package consisting of a casing for surrounding the skein, the body of the casing itself being folded on a line transverse to its length, the bight of the fold forming a bearing for the inclosed skein over which bearing the threads may be withdrawn from the package, and a tongue extending through the bight of the skein, substantially as set forth. I

2. A thread-package consisting of a casing folded on a line transverse to its length to form a bearing over which the threads of the skein are to be withdrawn and having indentations projecting inwardly from the wall of the casing to separate the threads of the skein, substantially as set forth.

The thread-package consisting of a casing for surrounding the skein, the body of the casing itself being folded on a line transverse to its length, the bight of the fold forming a bearing over which the threads of the inclosed skein are to be withdrawn from the package, the casing being provided with indentations projecting inwardly from the wall of the easing to separate the threads of the skein, substantially as set forth.

4:- The thread-package, consisting of a casing provided with a tongue projecting from the wall of the casingintermediate of the ends of the casing for separating the sides of the skein within the casin g and a slide adapted to slip, over the casing, substantially as set forth.

5. A thread-package, consisting of a casing provided with a bearing-tongue projecting from the wall of the casing intermediate of the ends of the casing, the body of the casing itself being cut away opposite the tongue to expose a portion of the skein when in position between the tongue and the wall of the casing, substantially as set forth.

6. The thread-package, consisting of a casing provided with a tongue projecting from the wall of the casing intermediate of the ends of the casing for separating the sides of the skein within the casing and forming a bearing for the withdrawal of the threads, substantially as set forth.

IRA DIMOCK.

I/Vitnesses:

J. H. KING, W. J. DIXON. 

